Marie Beverforden was the first child born to Herman and Sophie Hinnkampe Beverforden on July 11, 1869.Marie married Wilhelm King and they had one child, Louise Marie King.
Nothing more is known of Wilhelm King or what happened to him, however Marie remarried twice. First, she married a man named Fritz Benzler and to this union three children were born:
Mary Anna Benzler b:?
Fritz Benzler b: December 9, 1890
Herman Benzler b: February 2, 1897
She married a third time to Henry Collins and two more children were born:
Henry Collins b: August 13, 1899
Martin Collins b: December 26, 1906Marie lived her entire life in St. Louis, Missouri. She died on November 5, 1940 at the age of 71 years.
**Much of the information contained on this page comes from "The Halfaker Family History" written by William E. Rohrer. William is the youngest son of Serelda Halfaker Rohrer.